myVU Take Note
One Generation Away food distribution event set for Oct. 3
Sep. 30, 2020—One Generation Away distributes healthy foods to families throughout Middle Tennessee that currently do not have access to food sources due to economic and physical barriers.
VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Kyle Hawkins–Bacteria, fungi, protozoa and viruses that live on and inside the human body
Sep. 27, 2020—The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute.
MPH program sponsors Stata Boot Camp Oct. 9, 16, 23
Sep. 24, 2020—The Vanderbilt School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health program will sponsor a virtual Stata Boot Camp on three consecutive Fridays in October.
Celebrate completing Go for the Gold with virtual high fives, win prizes
Sep. 24, 2020—Show us how you celebrate completing Go for the Gold with your best virtual high five and win prizes. Share a photo or video of you and/or your team giving virtual high fives in celebration of completing Go for the Gold.
Register for ‘Eat Well, Live Well: A Nutrition Webinar’ Sept. 30
Sep. 24, 2020—Almost daily we are bombarded with confusing information about what foods are best for good health. This presentation will help you discover the essentials for nourishing your body and feeling your best.
Vanderbilt civil engineering alumna is ASCE Nettleton Award recipient
Sep. 23, 2020—Ashley T. Smith, the practitioner advisor to the School of Engineering’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, is the recipient of the inaugural Richard H. Nettleton Outstanding Practitioner Advisor Award. Smith received a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Vanderbilt in 2004.
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month
Sep. 22, 2020—Natural disasters—such as tornados, derechos, hurricanes, flooding, fires, earthquakes and even the COVID-19 pandemic—are reminders of the importance of developing a personal or family disaster plan.
Law school panel discussion on Tennessee’s anti-protest law set for Sept. 30
Sep. 21, 2020—The George Barrett Social Justice Program, the Public Interest Office and Law Students for Social Justice will host a panel discussion from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, on Tennessee's recently passed anti-protest legislation.
‘Affordable Housing in the Wake of COVID-19’ Sept. 23
Sep. 21, 2020—Law Students for Social Justice will discuss the history of housing discrimination in Nashville and how COVID-19 has impacted the affordable housing market during an online event from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 23.
Next meeting of Single Parent Group is Oct. 1
Sep. 21, 2020—The Single Parent Group, sponsored by the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center, will meet on Thursdays via Zoom this fall.
Limited Submission Opportunity: 2021 Moore Inventor Fellows
Sep. 21, 2020—Vanderbilt (VU and VUMC combined) may nominate up to two candidates for the Moore Inventor Fellows competition. The Moore Foundation aims to support scientist-inventors who create new tools and technologies with a high potential to accelerate progress in the foundation’s areas of interest: scientific discovery, environmental conservation and patient care.
VINSE Spotlight Podcast: Matt Thompson–Improving the reproducibility of soft matter calculations
Sep. 18, 2020—The VINSE Spotlight Podcast interviews researchers associated with the Vanderbilt Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering to highlight the depth and breadth of discoveries and innovations related to the institute.